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Object acquiring system and acquiring method thereof

a technology of object acquisition and object, applied in the field of object acquisition system and acquiring method, can solve the problems of user inability to get access to, control, and inconvenient daily life, and achieve the effect of lowering reducing the chance of object smuggling

Active Publication Date: 2015-01-22
GLORY TRIPOD PROPERTY
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Benefits of technology

The patent provides an object acquiring system and method using Bluetooth technology. The system is designed to track and monitor objects, such as lost or straying items, on a moving platform. The system includes a target device on the object that transmits its unique ID to a host device or acquiring and tracking devices in real-time. The devices report the ID along with information about its geolocation and time of reception to a cloud center. This helps to track and monitor the object's whereabouts and reduce the chance of it getting lost or strayed. Additionally, the target device has a low-power communication annunciator to establish a communication with the host device or other devices, reducing power consumption and ensuring continuous operation of the object.

Problems solved by technology

The time spent in acquiring the object often causes inconvenience in their daily life.
However, once the object acquiring device is out of the communication range with the electronic device, the user will not be able to get access to, and control, the object acquiring device, thus making the object acquiring device unusable.
A pet, once being out, is prone to be intrigued by the outside environment, especially a spacious and open place (e.g., a park or roadway), and may act out in an unexpected way, a behavior that could cause the pet to escape from the pet owner's observation, so increasing the chance the pet strays or gets lost.
Once straying or getting lost, the child or elderly person may not clearly describe themselves for assistance, thereby making object acquiring more difficult.
The monitoring device is configured to monitor the object's location in a long range; however, the installation cost of GPS and GSM is high, and related communication modules for GPS and GSM are power consuming.
Hence, the battery of the monitoring device may quickly run out, causing the monitoring device to fail to keep monitoring on the object.

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[0050]this disclosure is based on an object acquiring scenario for a pet. When a pet owner goes out with a pet, the pet owner wears a target device 30, formed in a collar, on the pet. The pet owner carries a host device 20, and a acquiring and tracking device 40 is carried by any third party. In steps S501 and S502, the pet owner operates the first monitoring module 21 of the host device 20 to register an object account database 11, according to the ID 34 of the target device 30, in the cloud center, and set up the state message 301 of the target device 30 as a normal state in the object account database 11.

[0051]In step S503, as long as the target device 30 is kept in the area surrounding the host device 20, the target device 30 transmits the ID 34 to the host device 20. The first monitoring module 21 of the host device 20, after receiving the ID 34 of the target device 30, will stay in an idle state and take no operation. If the target device 30 is moving away from the host device...

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[0056]this disclosure is based on an object acquiring scenario for a child or elderly person. When a child or elderly person goes out alone, the family member wears a target device 30, formed in a bracelet, watch, or badge, on the child or the elderly person. The family member carries a host device 20, and a acquiring and tracking device 40 is carried by any third party. In steps S501 and S502, the family member operates the first monitoring module 21 of the host device 20 to register an object account database 11, according to the ID 34 of the target device 30, in the cloud center, and sets up the state message 301 of the target device 30 as a monitoring state in the object account database 11.

[0057]In step S503, after the child or the elderly person leave home alone, the target device 30 will start to search for the acquiring and tracking devices 40 in the neighboring area, and transmit the ID 34 to the acquiring and tracking device 40 begin found.

[0058]In step S504, after receivi...

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[0061]this disclosure is based on an object acquiring scenario in an amusement park. Before a visitor enters the park, a staff member of the park wears a target device 30, formed in a bracelet, on the visitor. The staff member carries the host device 20, and each acquiring and tracking device 40 can be carried by another staff member or installed in a fixed location in the park. In steps S501 and S502, the staff member operates the first monitoring module 21 of the host device 20 to register, according to the ID 34 of the target device 30, an object account database 11 in the cloud center 10, and sets up the state message 301 of the target device 30 as a monitoring state.

[0062]In step S503, after the visitor enters the park, the target device 30 on the visitor will start to search for the acquiring and tracking devices 40 in the neighboring area, and transmits the ID 34 to the acquiring and tracking device 40 being found.

[0063]In step S504, after receiving the ID 34 transmitted by t...

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Abstract

An object acquiring system includes a cloud center, a target device disposed on an object, a host device, and a plurality of acquiring and tracking devices. The target device is provided with an ID. The host device registers an object account database, according to the ID, in the cloud center, and records a state message for the target device in the object account database. When receiving the ID transmitted by the target device, the acquiring and tracking devices log in the cloud center to check the state message, and determine whether to report the geolocation, and / or the time the ID is received, to the cloud center. The geolocation and the time information, reported by the acquiring and tracking devices, are used to track the moving trace of the target device, so that the object can be quickly located when straying or getting lost.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional application claims priority claim under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Taiwan Patent Application No. 102125471 filed Jul. 16, 2013, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present disclosure relates to an object acquiring system and acquiring method, and more particularly, to an object acquiring system and acquiring method for monitoring an object and tracking the moving trace of the object.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Many people tend to carelessly place an object (e.g., a key) in any place, and later forget where the object was located when they want to use it. The time spent in acquiring the object often causes inconvenience in their daily life.[0006]To easily locate or acquire an object, an object acquiring device with short-range communication protocol (e.g., Bluetooth) may be disposed on the object in advance, such that when a user sends a s...

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IPC IPC(8): G08B21/24H04W4/02H04W4/029
CPCH04W4/02G08B21/24G01S5/0027G01S5/02G01S5/0289G08B25/016H04W4/029
Inventor HSU, SHIH, JIEH
Owner GLORY TRIPOD PROPERTY